Women in Auto Care Announces 2020 Automotive Communications Award Winners
By Camille Sheehan
BETHESDA, Md. – November 2, 2020 – Women in Auto Care, a community of the Auto Care Association, today announced the 2020 Automotive Communications Award winners. The Automotive Communications Awards annually celebrate the communication and marketing achievements across 35 categories in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets throughout the auto care industry. New in 2020, the award submissions were judged and winners determined by volunteer members of the Auto Care Association Marketing and Communications Committee and the Automotive Communications Council (ACC).
“The use of effective marketing and communications is more important now than ever,” said Jacki Lutz, committee member, Women in Auto Care. “It is so vital that we recognize the companies communicating effectively in order to show the impact that good marketing can have on the industry. Winning these awards means these companies are doing something right that we can all learn from. Congratulations to the winners and keep up the good work!”
The award winners will be formally recognized tomorrow as part of the Women in Auto Care Awards Ceremony during the Virtual AAPEX Experience and throughout the year during Women in Auto Care events.
A portion of the proceeds from each award submission this year goes towards providing scholarships to women entering the automotive aftermarket industry.
The 2020 Automotive Communications Award winners are:
Business-to-Business Categories and Winners:
- Category: Best Ad Campaign to Distribution/ Retail Audience
Company: Continental
Submission: Continental Autodiagnos Ad Campaign
- Category: Best Ad Campaign to Technician/Repair Audience
Company: DRiV, Inc.
Submission: Walker Way Campaign
- Category: Best Ad (to Either Distribution/ Retail or Technician/ Repair Audience)
Company: Raybestos
Submission: Ultimate Stopping Power Ad
- Category: Training Communications
Company: DRiV, Inc.
Submission: Garage Gurus Mobile Automotive Training Center
- Category: Article/ Blog/ Content Piece – Technical
Company: DRiV, Inc.
Submission: Monroe Conversion Kit Servicegram
- Category: Article/ Blog/ Content Piece - General Market/Special Interest
Company: EasyCare
Submission: EasyCare Dealer Blog
- Category: Newsletter
Company: DRiV, Inc.
Submission: Customer Specific Monthly Newsletters
- Category: Logo Design/ Usage
Company: GWC
Submission: GWC Logo
- Category: Website
Company: ADVICS/ MBE Group
Submission: ADVICS Website
- Category: Promotional Goods, Gear, Marketing Collateral
Company: Snap-On Tools/ Traction Factory
Submission: Tiny Ratchet
- Category: Special Promotion and/or Promotional Event
Company: NAPA AutoCare
Submission: NAPA AutoCare Virtual Conference
- Category: Trade Show Booth
Company: Brake Parts Inc/ Raybestos
Submission: Brake Parts Inc AAPEX Booth
- Category: Best App for Mobile Device
Company: KYB
Submission: 3 Minute Mile Road Test App
- Category: Use of Video – Technical
Company: DRiV, Inc.
Submission: Fel-Pro PermaDryPlus Technology Animation
- Category: Use of Video - General Market/Special Interest
Company: Snap-On Tools/ Traction Factory
Submission: Kick-Off Anthem
- Category: Best 360-Degree Marketing Campaign
Company: DRiV, Inc.
Submission: MOOG Problem Solver Technologies Campaign
Business-to-Consumer Categories and Winners:
- Category: Television Commercial(s)
Company: AutoNetTV Media, Inc.
Submission: TV Commercial Templates
- Category: Print Ad
Company: Pep Boys Marketing Team
Submission: Fleet Ad
- Category: Digital Display Ad
Company: AutoNetTV Media, Inc.
Submission: Digital Display Ads
- Category: Direct Mail Piece, Brochure, Booklets, Handout
Company: AutoNetTV Media, Inc.
Submission: Evergreen Car Care Brochure
- Category: Article/ Blog/ Content Piece
Company: DRiV, Inc.
Submission: Wagner Brake Pad Buying Guide
- Category: Video
Company: Topel's Service Center
Submission: In This Together
- Category: Repair Facility/ Store Customer Promotion
Company: NAPA AutoCare
Submission: First Responders Oil Change Offer
- Category: Consumer/ Community event
Company: Pep Boys Marketing Team
Submission: Keys to Progress
- Category: Best Billboard
Company: Pep Boys Marketing Team
Submission: Red Door
- Category: Website
Company: DRiV, Inc.
Submission: All-New Garagegurus.tech Site and LMS System
- Category: Website (Specifically for Independent Repair Shops)
Company: NAPA AutoCare
Submission: NAPA AutoCare Website for Consumers
- Category: Social Media Campaign
Company: Pep Boys Marketing Team
Submission: Tech of the Year
- Category: Social Media Campaign (Specifically for Independent Repair Shops)
Company: Robert Bosch LLC
Submission: Social Media Campaign for Independent Repair Shops
- Category: Media Outreach to Non-English Speaking Audiences
Company: Bosch + Bailey Lauerman
Submission: No Rain Checks Wiper Campaign
- Category: Radio or Podcast
Company: Pep Boys Marketing Team
Submission: Reconnect Radio
- Category: Outreach to Female Audience
Company: Ziebart International Corporation
Submission: Z-Moms Campaign
- Category: Co-Op Advertising (Repair Shop Partnered with Manufacturer/ Distributor to Market)
Company: Pep Boys Marketing Team
Submission: Summer Road Trip Campaign
- Category: Merchandising (Point of Purchase, Displays, On/Off Shelf Merchandising)
Company: NAPA AutoCare
Submission: NAPA Believes in ALL Heroes Shirts
- Category: Best 360-Degree Marketing Campaign
Company: Bosch + Bailey Lauerman
Submission: No Rain Checks Wiper Campaign
For more information, visit the website at the Women in Auto Care webpage or email Jessica Finnerty, staff liaison, at jessica.finnerty@autocare.org.